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Karen Louise Jolly |
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Literary Criticism · Religion · Social Science |
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Kieckhefer, Richard: "With the Anglo-Saxon 'elf charms' as her chief point of reference, [the author] manages to integrate with confidence and ease a diversity of materials, including not only the literary sources in Old English and Latin, but also the archaeological evidence and the ecclesiastical and political records....A broad and fascinating panorama of Anglo-Saxon religious culture." |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr (April 01, 1996)
Measurements: 9.24"(h) x 6"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.95 lbs.
ISBN: 9780807845653 |
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In tenth- and eleventh-century England, Anglo-Saxon Christians retained an old folk belief in elves as extremely dangerous creatures capable of harming unwary humans. To ward off the afflictions caused by these invisible beings, Christian priests modified traditional elf charms by adding liturgical chants to herbal remedies. "In Popular Religion in Late Saxon England", Karen Jolly traces this cultural intermingling of Christian liturgy and indigenous Germanic customs and argues that elf charms and similar practices represent the successful Christianization of native folklore. <BR> Jolly describes a dual process of conversion in which Anglo-Saxon culture became Christianized but at the same time left its own distinct imprint on Christianity. Illuminating the creative aspects of this dynamic relationship, she identifies liturgical folk medicine as a middle ground between popular and elite, pagan and Christian, magic and miracle. Her analysis, drawing on the model of popular religion to redefine folklore and m |
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